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I'm interested in why you hold that opinion of Black Swan.

I just read it a couple of months back because I figured I probably owed reading some Taleb as back table stakes for all the hours I've spent reading HN (and SSC). Picked Black Swan because it seemed to be the most well known and I've never liked jumping into a series with the most recent release. I enjoyed it, will read more of him, but haven't yet.

Do you have an order recommendation?

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Fooled by Randomness was written first. I found it quite insightful. Having read it, the Black Swan felt like a rehash of the same ideas, while the narrator (Taleb) comes across as particularly insufferable.

If you've read the Black Swan already that's fine. My recommendation is mostly addressed to those who have read neither.

It's been a while since I read these books but I'm surprised to hear someone like Fooled By Randomness but not Black Swan. One of the few complaints I had of Black Swan was that it felt a bit redundant in parts from the previous book. Overall I think both books are great and worth reading.

I highly recommend reading Antifragile next though. It's fairly different from the other two and extremely interesting; probably one of my favorite books.

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